"This vocabulary is part of a collection of thematic vocabularies published by the General Delegation for the French Language and the Languages ​​of France, under the French Language Enrichment Device. The various vocabularies contain the terms and expressions recommended by the General Commission on Terminology and Neology, which it publishes regularly in the Official Journal of the French Republic, pursuant to the decree of 3 July 1996 on the enrichment of the French language.

"When the IDRC Library began to index the material in its collection and to build a data base using the ISIS computer systems, the OECD's Macrothesaurus was selected as the source of descriptors for indexing and retrieval. At that time it was hoped that the international and other organizations also using the Macrothesaurus would construct a joint operation to keep it up to date and to modify it in the light of experience.

"The Hegoa Documentation Center aims to set up and disseminate a specialized fund for international development and cooperation. It has a digital and in-person library with more than 19,700 bibliographic records structured in 8 major topics, classified and controlled by a specific Thesaurus with 1,100 Descriptors or keywords that facilitate the retrieval of information. "

"An early tool for the referencing of development terms, that became an indispensable tool for the libraries and documentation centres of both developing and developed countries cataloguing work on economic development."

"The IDRC Library Thesaurus consists of four main parts: the alphabetical list, the facet list, the ANY tables, and the full names of the organizations, the latter two sections being a new element in this work. The IDRC Library has two basic needs: (i) to make a good list of descriptors available to IDRC indexing and retrieval specialists; (ii) to inform other Macrothesaurus users of IDRC's contribution to the update of this valuable instrument, widely used today for indexing and seeking information on economic and social development. "

"SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. SIPRI is named as one of the world's leading think tanks in the international 'Think Tank Index'."

"The Thesaurus is displayed in a hierarchical and alphabetical fashion. The Thesaurus contains 1330 subject terms, including descriptors, and cross-references. At its core, the Thesaurus is meant to provide standardized terminology in the field of peace and security studies. As a controlled vocabulary, the Thesaurus addresses the information retrieval needs of the international affairs community by providing context for search terms."